Surname SOLAK

People with the surname SOLAK in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026: 931 men and 920 women. Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE.

6 verified statements · 1 possible finding

male

931people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 22,769

Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (41.6%, 20 January 2026)

female

920people in the PESEL register · 20 January 2026

about 1 in 23,435

Most registered in: MAŁOPOLSKIE (42.6%, 20 January 2026)

Each 1-in-X is computed within its own dataset. The datasets are different sizes, so these two figures are not compared with each other.

How many people have this surname?

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How many people have this surname?

The PESEL register publishes two separate surname lists, male and female. We show each figure on its own and never add them up.

male

931 people were registered with the surname SOLAK (male) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

female

920 people were registered with the surname SOLAK (female) in the PESEL register on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.

How rare is this surname?

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How rare is this surname?

“1 in X” means that roughly one in every X people on this list has this surname. The bigger X, the rarer the name. The rank counts from the most common surname on the list.

male

about 1 in 22,769

#3,281 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 22,769 people counted in the PESEL register (male) bore the surname SOLAK on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

SOLAK (male) ranked 3,281 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #3,273MATYJASZCZYK932
  2. #3,273MISZCZYK932
  3. #3,281SOLAK this surname931
  4. #3,286ANTONIK930
  5. #3,286KOBIERSKI930

female

about 1 in 23,435

#3,405 rank on the surname list

About 1 in 23,435 people counted in the PESEL register (female) bore the surname SOLAK on 20 January 2026.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

SOLAK (female) ranked 3,405 among the surnames in this dataset.

Neighbours on the list
  1. #3,397CZUPRYŃSKA921
  2. #3,397KOCISZEWSKA921
  3. #3,405SOLAK this surname920
  4. #3,410TKACZUK919
  5. #3,410ZIOŁO919

Two places above and two below on the same list. Surnames with the same count share a place.

Where is it most often registered?

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Where is it most often registered?

The map and the list show the voivodeships where people with this surname have a registered permanent address. The brighter the colour and the longer the bar, the bigger the share.

male

Among the 841 people with the surname SOLAK (male) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 41.6% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 2.3% (19)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: 1.1% (9)LUBELSKIE: 17.0% (143)LUBUSKIE: 2.5% (21)ŁÓDZKIE: 2.9% (24)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 41.6% (350)MAZOWIECKIE: 3.2% (27)OPOLSKIE: 2.6% (22)PODKARPACKIE: 5.6% (47)PODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: 3.0% (25)ŚLĄSKIE: 11.2% (94)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: 0.6% (5)WIELKOPOLSKIE: 3.3% (28)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 3.2% (27)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–10%
  • 10%–20%
  • 20%–30%
  • 30%–40%
  • 40%–50%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
MAŁOPOLSKIE41.6%350
LUBELSKIE17.0%143
ŚLĄSKIE11.2%94
PODKARPACKIE5.6%47
WIELKOPOLSKIE3.3%28
MAZOWIECKIE3.2%27
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE3.2%27
POMORSKIE3.0%25
ŁÓDZKIE2.9%24
OPOLSKIE2.6%22
LUBUSKIE2.5%21
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE2.3%19
KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE1.1%9
WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE0.6%5

female

Among the 860 people with the surname SOLAK (female) who had a registered voivodeship on 20 January 2026, 42.6% were registered in MAŁOPOLSKIE.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

DOLNOŚLĄSKIE: 2.6% (22)KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE: 2.6% (22)LUBELSKIE: 14.9% (128)LUBUSKIE: 1.6% (14)ŁÓDZKIE: 2.1% (18)MAŁOPOLSKIE: 42.6% (366)MAZOWIECKIE: 3.3% (28)OPOLSKIE: 2.9% (25)PODKARPACKIE: 5.2% (45)PODLASKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroPOMORSKIE: 2.6% (22)ŚLĄSKIE: 13.3% (114)ŚWIĘTOKRZYSKIE: not listed in the dataset — not zeroWARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE: 0.2% (2)WIELKOPOLSKIE: 3.6% (31)ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE: 2.7% (23)

Hover over or tap a voivodeship to see its figures.

Share of people with a registered voivodeship, lowest first:
  • 0%–10%
  • 10%–20%
  • 20%–30%
  • 30%–40%
  • 40%–50%
  • not listed in the dataset — not zero
Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
VoivodeshipShareCount
MAŁOPOLSKIE42.6%366
LUBELSKIE14.9%128
ŚLĄSKIE13.3%114
PODKARPACKIE5.2%45
WIELKOPOLSKIE3.6%31
MAZOWIECKIE3.3%28
OPOLSKIE2.9%25
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIE2.7%23
DOLNOŚLĄSKIE2.6%22
KUJAWSKO-POMORSKIE2.6%22
POMORSKIE2.6%22
ŁÓDZKIE2.1%18
LUBUSKIE1.6%14
WARMIŃSKO-MAZURSKIE0.2%2

How did this count change between editions of the list?

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How did this count change between editions of the list?

The PESEL register publishes its lists every year. We show the number of people with this surname on each edition, beside how the whole list changed. We say what changed, not why.

male

The number of people with the surname SOLAK (male) in the PESEL register changed from 956 on 30 June 2019 to 931 on 20 January 2026: −2.6%. The whole list changed by +6.7% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 20,774956
22 January 20201 in 20,903951
1 February 20211 in 21,263940
27 January 20221 in 21,585936
30 January 20231 in 22,255935
19 January 20241 in 22,363938
22 January 20251 in 22,587934
20 January 20261 in 22,769931

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

female

The number of people with the surname SOLAK (female) in the PESEL register changed from 936 on 30 June 2019 to 920 on 20 January 2026: −1.7%. The whole list changed by +6.5% between those editions.

VerifiedOfficial dataPoland · Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji · 20 January 2026

As ofShare of the listPeople
30 June 2019*1 in 21,634936
22 January 20201 in 21,672933
2 February 20211 in 21,788930
27 January 2022The publisher's file dated 27 January 2022 repeats the data of the previous edition, so it is not shown as an edition of its own.
30 January 20231 in 23,152923
19 January 20241 in 23,322921
22 January 20251 in 23,307924
20 January 20261 in 23,435920

* The 2019 files describe their contents in fewer words than the later ones. We read them as the same list: people with their current surname.

What does this surname mean?

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What does this surname mean?

We give a meaning only when a scholarly work supports it. We don't guess.

This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value. Surname origins are often contested.

Oprócz nazwisk: Wolski, Solski, mamy: […] Solak

PossibleScholarly workPoland · ks. Józef Buryan · 1933

Type
from a place name

Where does it appear in old print?

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Where does it appear in old print?

Polona, the National Library's digital library, searches its catalogue and the text of its scanned pages. We show how many results it returns for this word, and from which years.

The word SOLAK appears on 2,074 pages of works not under copyright and in 98 catalogue records in Polona (searched on 4 October 2026).

VerifiedDigital libraryPoland · Biblioteka Narodowa · 4 October 2026

These are search results for the word in any inflected form. Some may be another meaning of the same spelling, and they are not a count of people or of mentions of anyone's family.

Pages by date of publication
  1. before 18003
  2. 1800–184934
  3. 1850–1899245
  4. 1900–1918454
  5. 1919–1939456
  6. 1940 on881

Catalogue records by kind

  • Periodicals30
  • Books3
  • Articles1
  • Ephemera1

Most common places of publication

  • Warszawa606
  • Kraków525
  • Lwów345
  • Chicago, IL132
  • Kraków ; Ląd87
  • Poznań51

Example pages in the public domain

„Solak J. — Solak B 983 3. Urban — Szrajer 970 4. Matbeus -— Frąckowiak 960 5.”

Rocznik Sportowy 1937/19381937 · p. 73 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

„Solak Jerzy iinż Solak Bolesław ioż. 18. Gbriisfcmanm Rudolf Weiig-1 Rudolf inż. 19.”

Krajowe Zawody Lotnicze 19-25.VIII.1938 : program oficjalny1938 · p. 15 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

„confiée à un corps de quatre ou cinq cents hommes pris parmi les Janissaires (*), et qu’on appelle Solak”

Voyage pittoresque dans l'Empire ottoman, en Grèce, dans la Troade, les îles de l'archipel et sur les côtes de l'Asie mineure. T. 41842 · p. 182 · Polona, Biblioteka NarodowaOpen the page in Polona

Who well known has this surname?

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Who well known has this surname?

We have not looked this surname up in Wikidata yet.

How do we know?

Sources on this page

  • Official data Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji — Nazwiska występujące w rejestrze PESEL · 20 January 2026 · CC0 1.0 · Dane pochodzą z rejestru PESEL, Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, dane.gov.pl (CC0 1.0) · dane.gov.pl
  • Scholarly work ks. Józef Buryan — Skąd pochodzi twoje imię i nazwisko i nazwa miejscowości rodzinnej? (Zwięzły zarys imiennictwa polskiego) · 1933 · s. 18 (skan ZBC oai:zbc.uz.zgora.pl:82526, str. PDF 20)
  • Digital library Biblioteka Narodowa — Polona · Polona, Biblioteka Narodowa · polona.pl
How to read these figures
  • Wykaz nazwisk męskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Surnames occurring once are not published; absence from the dataset is not zero.
  • The publisher does not state whether the split is by a person's sex or by the grammatical gender of the surname form. The datasets are therefore neither summed nor compared numerically.
  • The male and female datasets are separate and are never summed.
  • Wykaz nazwisk żeńskich osób żyjących (wg pola nazwisko aktualne) występujących w rejestrze PESEL, stan na 20.01.2026
  • Denominator: 21,197,537 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • The 1-in-X figure is rounded; the count of people is exact.
  • Denominator: 21,560,302 people counted in the PESEL register — the sum of the published counts in this dataset, not Poland's population.
  • A permanent registered residence is an address in the register — not an actual address, and not information about a family's roots.
  • Shares are of the people with a registered voivodeship, not of every bearer of the surname.
  • The size of the list itself changes between editions, so beside the count we show the share of that edition's list (“1 in X”).
  • This is a scholarly interpretation, not a measured value.
  • Polona's figures are search results for the word in any inflected form, in the catalogue and in the text of pages of works not under copyright; not every result is the surname.

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